Buona Sera is a cozy neighborhood restaurant and wine bar featuring
the wonderful and authentic Italian recipes of renowned chef,
Raffaele Virgillo. When you walk in the door you're treated like
family. Enjoy good food, good wine, good company and of course, a Good Night.

We've been meaning to try this place for a long time. I am glad we finally did. Brent was an awesome waiter we would ask fro him again. if you've been meaning to try a nice quiet place with a good atmosphere for dinner, this is the place. A true hidden gem in the northern suburbs;

The manicotti was great. Calamari was good. Dessert was good the cookie. The veal marsala was like a piece of charcoal. You supposed to pound the veal down. Unfortunately this feel was as thick as filet mignon. Tough like a beef jerky. That's why they only get a three

I enjoy the ambiance and friendly service most of all. I find the special menu items to be fresh and always a good selection of appetizers and entrees. Most of their pasta dishes I find very good. I have often found the menu items mediocre so I pretty much stick to the "specials". I do like the basic red sauce and pasta which I usually get as a side dish with my entree at no charge!

Food is always great here, been here 2 dozen times in the past 5 years. SERVICE is where it had been lacking in the past couple years. Last week we got seated and must have been wearing our invisible clothing. We sat there for 15 minutes without anyone coming to our table. Then we ordered our meal, and AFTER I had ordered my meal, just before food was brought out, they said they were out of baked potatoes, which I had ordered. French fries or pasta was offered instead. I had ordered the fillet mignon, I like a baked potato with it.

We have been to this great place before and so enjoy everything especially the food. We had a mishap this time and there was a big plastic thing in my husbands pasta. We were stunned, and didn't finish our meals. The server Scott was very kind and so apologized. The owner came over and he apologized too. They were so sweet and did not charge us for our Meals. We so appreciated that they were so kind. When the time is right we will make a date and try out this fantastic place again.

The food was mediocre they use way too much sauce the crowd can be loud and noisy and disruptive if you're trying to be on a date I showed up for my reservation five minutes early and didn't get set at my table for another half hour was extremely disappointed with the service wine list is not accurate

As always, the food and service were beyond compare. We were there this time for Valentine's Day and still received the same great food and service. We have had our server, Brent, several times before. He is amazing!

I made our Valentine's Day reservation 3 weeks in advance with very high expectations based on our last experience there. However, the Riesling we were hoping for was no longer available, nor was the dish I wanted for dinner---out for the evening. The unfortunate thing was that the server did not mention that when I placed my order. So I finally decided upon another dish, which was to have included a salad or soup. Again, our server did not mention a "Caesar" salad would be an additional charge, not much, but was not expecting to pay additionally for them, (just saw the charges on the tab) as my SO and I both ordered one with our entrée. May seem like minor things---but all tolled--not the dining experience we were hoping for.

We have been to Buona Sera many times and the food is amazing. Our service, however, this time wasn't great. It won't deter us from returning, but if it happens again, and for the price you pay for food, our expectation is excellent service. If it happens again, we may not return.

I had heard so many good things about the restaurant. Service was excellent. I found the food to be OK - not as good as what I had been told. I am not a food snob, but considering price and value, a bit of a let down. Went to a different restaurant the following evening and got better Italian food at half the price (my wife agreed), which probably skewed my perspective a little regarding my Buona Sara experience. I will probably give it another try in the future hoping that I caught them on an off night.

This is a quiet, intimate place. Small enough to feel cozy but there are 2 dining rooms so it seats more than it first appears. I had the shrimp scampi with a side of pasta that it offers as a choice. It also came with fresh vegetables, unusual nowadays. The shrimp were large and swimming in a garlic butter sauce. My husband had Spaghetti del Pescatori which was good but the “complemented with a light touch of tomato sauce” turned out to be more like a soup than a sauce. We had the Molten Lava Cake with vanilla ice cream for desert which would be plenty for one person but was just right for us to share. We would definitely return.

We dine here often and always enjoy the food and ambiance.Thank you for having parking for seniors.This time the food was just OK, walleye had bones and under cooked. Noise level was too loud. Large group next to us. Will request a booth next time